Paper · 2025 · Molecules

Structural Identification of Physalis alkekengi L. Polysaccharides

Yun Zhang; Xuan Wen; Neng Xu; et al.

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Abstract

Physalis alkekengi L. fruit polysaccharides can reduce blood sugar, regulate blood lipids, and improve intestinal flora structure. However, the specific polysaccharide components exerting these effects are unclear. In this study, we extracted, separated, purified, and characterized the P. alkekengi polysaccharides Phy-1a, Phy-1b, and Phy-1c. Ion chromatography showed that Phy-1b was mainly composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, and xylose at a molar ratio of 3.0:19.8:47.5:20.9:8.8, and Phy-1c was composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, xylose, mannose, ribose Galactosamine hydrochloride and Glucosamine hydrochloride at a molar ratio of 10.4:7.9:22.8:30.5:4.6:4.4:19.4:3.9:5.8. Neither of these polysaccharides contained uronic acid, indicating their neutral property. Methylation analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed that Phy-1b was mainly composed of terminal sugars (1-Araf); 1,5-Araf; 1,4-Xylp; 1-Glcp; 2,4-Rhap; 1,3-Glcp; 1,4-Galp; 1,4-Glcp; 1,3-Galp; 1,6-Glcp; 1,3,6-Glcp; and 1,4,6-Galp at a molar ratio of 5.2:7.1:7.8:13.7:6.3:11.2:7.0:16.3:7.4:6.0:6.8:5.3, with the main chain being →2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→4)-β-d-Galp-(1→4)-β-d-Galp-(1→[3)-β-d-Glcp-(1]2→3)-β-d-Glcp-(1→[4)-β-d-Glcp-(1]2→ and the branched chains being β-L-Araf-(1→5)-β-L-Araf-(1→, β-d-Glcp-(1→4)-β-d-Xylp-(1→ 3)-β-d-Galp-(1→, and β-d-Glcp-(1→6)-β-d-Glcp-(1→. The three fragments, respectively, pass through the O-4 key of →2,4)-α-l-Rhap-(1→, O-6 key of →4,6)-β-d-Galp-(1→, and O-6 of →3,6)-β-d-Glcp-(1→ connected to the main chain. These results provide a reference for enhancing the utilization value of P. alkekengi resources to promote its high-value and efficient processing.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Phy-1b from P. alkekengi was mainly composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose and xylose at a molar ratio of 3.0:19.8:47.5:20.9:8.8.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
Phy-1b was mainly composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, and xylosee0
Value
3.0:19.8:47.5:20.9:8.8e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Phy-1b was mainly composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, and xylose at a molar ratio of 3.0:19.8:47.5:20.9:8.8”

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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Phy-1c from P. alkekengi was composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, xylose, mannose, ribose, galactosamine hydrochloride and glucosamine hydrochloride at a molar ratio of 10.4:7.9:22.8:30.5:4.6:4.4:19.4:3.9:5.8.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
Phy-1c was composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, xylose, mannose, ribose Galactosamine hydrochloride and Glucosamine hydrochloridee0
Value
10.4:7.9:22.8:30.5:4.6:4.4:19.4:3.9:5.8e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Phy-1c was composed of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, xylose, mannose, ribose Galactosamine hydrochloride and Glucosamine hydrochloride at a molar ratio of 10.4:7.9:22.8:30.5:4.6:4.4:19.4:3.9:5.8”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 505–710 · show in text ↑
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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Neither Phy-1b nor Phy-1c contained uronic acid, indicating that they are neutral polysaccharides.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
Neither of these polysaccharides contained uronic acide0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Neither of these polysaccharides contained uronic acid, indicating their neutral property”

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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Methylation analysis and NMR showed Phy-1b to be mainly composed of terminal and linked arabinose, xylose, glucose, rhamnose and galactose residues at the stated molar ratio.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
Phy-1b was mainly composed of terminal sugars (1-Araf)e0
Value
5.2:7.1:7.8:13.7:6.3:11.2:7.0:16.3:7.4:6.0:6.8:5.3e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Phy-1b was mainly composed of terminal sugars (1-Araf); 1,5-Araf; 1,4-Xylp; 1-Glcp; 2,4-Rhap; 1,3-Glcp; 1,4-Galp; 1,4-Glcp; 1,3-Galp; 1,6-Glcp; 1,3,6-Glcp; and 1,4,6-Galp at a molar ratio of 5.2:7.1:7.8:13.7:6.3:11.2:7.0:16.3:7.4:6.0:6.8:5.3”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 880–1121 · show in text ↑
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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The main chain of Phy-1b was determined as a repeating sequence of rhamnose, galactose and glucose linkages.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
main chaine0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“with the main chain being →2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→4)-β-d-Galp-(1→4)-β-d-Galp-(1→[3)-β-d-Glcp-(1]2→3)-β-d-Glcp-(1→[4)-β-d-Glcp-(1]2→”

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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The branched chains of Phy-1b were identified as arabinose, glucose-xylose-galactose and glucose-glucose sequences.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
branched chainse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the branched chains being β-L-Araf-(1→5)-β-L-Araf-(1→, β-d-Glcp-(1→4)-β-d-Xylp-(1→ 3)-β-d-Galp-(1→, and β-d-Glcp-(1→6)-β-d-Glcp-(1→”

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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The three branch fragments are connected to the main chain through the O-4 of 2,4-linked Rha, the O-6 of 4,6-linked Gal and the O-6 of 3,6-linked Glc.

Taxon
Physalis alkekengi L.Alkekengi officinarumt0
Outcome
connected to the main chaine0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum · TaxonNinara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The three fragments, respectively, pass through the O-4 key of →2,4)-α-l-Rhap-(1→, O-6 key of →4,6)-β-d-Galp-(1→, and O-6 of →3,6)-β-d-Glcp-(1→ connected to the main chain”

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“Physalis alkekengi L.”

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